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J'. Wfl-RISE. MILK '-COOLBR. No. 276,590. Patented May A1, 188s.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JUDAH W. IRISH, OF KEIrLOGG, IOWA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO O. J. IRISH AND H. M. COX, OF SAME PLACE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 276,590, dated May 1, 1883.

Application filed October 19,1882. (No model.)

YTo all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JUDAH W. luisa, of Kellogg, in the county of Jasper and State of Iowa, have invented an Improved Milk-Cooler, of which the followingis specification.

. Theobject of my invention is to save time v and labor in taking care of milk, to facilitate the extraction of latent animal heat and foul odors therefrom, and to increase the quantity and improve the quality of the cream and butter made therewith.

It consists in forming, arranging, and combining an ice-box or refrigerator, two or more milk-cans,and detachable can-holdin g frames, as hereinafter fully set forth.

Figure 1 of my accompanying drawings is a side view of a vertical half-section of my refrigerator. Fig. 2 Iis a horizontal section. Fig. 3 is a transverse section. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of my complete apparatus, showing parts of the refrigerator-box removed.

- Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of my milkwall or lining is preferably sheet-zinc.

space within the double walls is iilled with I cans. Fig. 6 is a transverse section of one of my can-covers. Fig. 7 shows my can-cover adapted for and applied to a round vessel. Jointly considered, these figures clearly illustrate the construction and operation of my complete invention.

A represents a double-walled refrigeratorbox, that is oblong in form, has square corners, and may vary in size as desired. The frame and the outside surface is wood,and the inside The charcoal or suitable material and non-conductor of heat. Y

Bis a transverse central partition, that di'- vides the box into two compartments, Nos. l

' and 2.

g g are strips ot sheet metal, that have their edges bent at right angles, and are fixed against the inside walls to form bearings within which to slide my detachable can-hold ing frames.

his an eduction tube or faucet at the end and bottom of the box, through which icewater is drawn oft.A

i are wooden bars, that correspond in length with the width of theinside measurement of the box. They have tenons on their ends, or are so formed as to adapt their ends to lit in the bearings g, when they areV fixed to upright bars lc, to form a rectangular frame adapted to 'slide in and ont ot' the bearings and box.

These uprights 7c are xed about four inches from the ends of the bars i, so that their inner edges will form bearings to engage the millicaus and to produce a vacant space of about six inches in width between the milk-can and the inside wall-face of the box. The bearings g retain the skeletonframes an equal distance from the end walls of the compartment No. 1.

m is a board about six inches wide, fixed to the centers of the bars z' in a vertical position to produce shoulders to engage the inside corners of two oblong cans when placed in parallel position within the chamber No. 2 and against the uprights k, as clearly shown in Fig. 4, and also to produce a l vacant space between the two cans for the reception of ice and to aid in retainingthe cans firmly in place within the refrigerator-box.

u n are hooks or catch devices fixed on op posite sides of the chamber No. 2, and at the top portions of the walls of the box,to receive and retain a detachable cross-bar, o, as clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 4., for `the purpose of fastening the covers of the milk-cans and the cans in the ice box or chamber No. 2.

r 1' represent the inclined sides and gableroof and cover of a can.

r' is a continuous flange, formed at the base of the cover by doubling the sheet metal, as clearly shown in Fig. 6, to extend horizontally over the top edge of a can.

r" is a continuous rim, extending downward and slightly inclined inward to enter and lit against the inside of the top of the can.

1" is an elbow-shaped strip of sheet metal,

pieces and drop them in the spaces.l

2 erases that has one edge placed and xed between the doubled metal and Hanger in suoli a manner that its opposite edge will be extended upward and inward to produce a continuous gutter, into which the condensed vapors rising from the milk will be gathered as they form upon and descend. from the inclined under surfaces of the cover.

s s represent eduction ports or tubes, conuected With the cover at its opposite ends or sides in such a manner as to be adapted to admit airto the milk and convey the condensed and Afoul matter from the gutterand away from the milk and can. y l

s are openings in' the top portion ot' the cover, through which vitiated air ascends. They are covered with Wire-gauze to prevent flies and other insects from entering, and also have arched shields s fixed over themto exclude dust, and to serve as catches or handles for lifting the cover.

In the practical use of my invention I simply place the detachable skeleton frames in their bearings to retain themin the ice-box, and set the milk-cans between them, so that their corners will be engaged by the shoulders formed by the uprights in the frames. .I then till the cans with fresh milk, place the covers upon them, and lock the covers to the cans and the cans in the ice-box by means of the detachable cross-bar. blocks adapted in form and size to be slipped down in the vacant spaces around and between the cans, orbreak the ice into irregular-shaped I next close the cover of the refrigerator upon the cans and open the register at thev end and top to admit pure air to enter and circulate through the refrigerator' to aid in carrying otf animal heat and foul vapor from the milk through the I then saw ice intoA eduction-tube at the opposite end and top ot the ice-box and refrigerator. When the milk has cooled and the cream formed I unlock the cans and place them in compartment No. 1 until Wanted, and put other cans and fresh milk in their place, after cleaning the ice-box and replacing the detachable frames.

I am aware that a conical cover for milkcans has been provided with covered ventilators for the circulation of air, and that a rim or gutter has been xed to the inside of the Wall of a stea1n-condensing vessel, and a tube extended outward through the same Wall to convey condensed steam from a conical diaphragm or cover placed in the vessel or condenser and over the gutter fixed to the vessel in such a manner that thev` condensed steam collected on the cover flowed therefrom and into the fixed gutter on the Wall, and from thence out of the vessel through the tube fixed to the vessel; but my manner ot forming and combining a gutter and tube direct, with a detachable cover to convey condensed vapor direct from the cover ot' a milk-can and away-from the vessel and milk therein, is novel and greatly advantageous.

I claim as my inventionl. The refrigerator orice-box A, having xed bearings g g, and the detachable frames t' t' k m, constructed and combined substantially as shown and described, for thepurposes specified.

2. The milk-can cover r 1',havingaiange,r', a rim, 4', a gutter, r", inserted in the folds ot' the tlange r, ports or tubes, s, openings s', and arched shields s, substantially as shown and described, for the purposes specified.

JUDAH WV. IRISH.

Witnesses:

J. R. CHANDLER, M. I. COOPER. 

